When Lenora, 75, started frequenting Facebook, she noticed a decline in her self-esteem. Some analysts believe this kind of response to be common within her age bracket because, to an older adult like Lenora,
a. the level of the writing and photography is poor.
b. her life seems less interesting than her friends’ lives.
c. the technology is too difficult to learn.
d. social media research is in its infancy.
Answer: b
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a. act irregularly and rebelliously against basic institutions b. suffer clearly visible stigma c. violate only the most strongly held norms d. violate only weakly held norms
Whereas cultural deficiency models blame inequality on the cultural values of the majority group, bias theories blame inequality on the minority groups’ own prejudice and racism
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
William I. Thomas notes that people respond not only to the objective features of a person or situation but also to the meaning that the person or situation has for them. This view represents a(n) ________.
A. feminist perspective B. functionalist perspective C. conflict perspective D. interactionist perspective
Western cultural imperialism, McDonaldization, and coca-colonization are all consequences of globalization which would be categorized as
a. omogeneous and weak. b. homogeneous and self-sustaining. c. heterogeneous and weak. d. heterogeneous and strong.